Noor is the most powerful man in Balkh province and not just because of the chair he holds. An immensely wealthy man, Noor’s eldest son, Khalid Noor, is a graduate of the Sandhurst Military Academy in England. His second son, Tariq, is a Public administration student in an American university in Dubai.

Noor has been the Governor of Balkh since 2004, when he was elected by then Afghan President Hamid Karzai.